Prediction of diagnosis of immunoglobulin A nephropathy prior to renal biopsy and correlation with urinary sediment findings and prognostic grading

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Nakayama, Kazutaka ^a   Ohsawa, Isao ^a   Maeda Ohtani, Atsuko ^a   Murakoshi, Maki ^a   Horikoshi, Satoshi ^a   Tomino, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; IgA C3 ratio; Urinary cast; Urinary sediment

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINE SEDIMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; KIDNEY; PROGNOSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 42149162350     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20227     Document Type: Article

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